Sem Benelli (August 10, 1877 – December 18, 1949) was an Italian playwright, essayist and librettist . He provided the texts for several noted Italian operas, including Italo Montemezzi 's L'amore dei tre re and L'incantesimo , and Umberto Giordano 's La cena delle beffe , based on Benelli's own play of the same title . He was a native of Prato . His dramatic play of La Gorgona was first staged in Trieste in 1913.
4-523: The Jester's Supper (Italian: La cena delle beffe ) is a historical play by the Italian writer Sem Benelli , which was first staged in 1909. In 1910 Sara Bernardht played in "La Beffa" (adapted by Jean Richepin) the role of Gianetto Malespini. In 1919 the play was put on in New York City , under the name The Jest , at Broadway's Plymouth Theatre . It portrays a violent and cruel rivalry in
8-595: The Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent . The play was the basis for an opera La cena delle beffe composed by Umberto Giordano with a libretto written by Benelli himself. It premiered at La Scala on 20 December 1924. In 1942 the play was adapted as a film, The Jester's Supper , directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Osvaldo Valenti . It was made at Cinecittà in Rome . The film
12-459: The leading man collapsed before playing the character of Giannetto; she took his place achieving resounding success. Ever since Pezzaglia carried on doing the same role again and again. Benelli wrote the screenplay for the 1942 film The Jester's Supper based on his own famous play. This article about a dramatist or playwright is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biographical article about an Italian writer or poet
16-418: Was a popular success. This article on a play from the 1900s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sem Benelli The play The Jester's Supper was a great New York theatre success in 1919 under the title The Jest , starring Lionel and John Barrymore . In Italy Paola Pezzaglia was considered the best male protagonist of La cena delle beffe , after an incident in 1913 when
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